- the children:
- "Be¹ it knownª²°° unto the king,ª that¹ we wentª° into the provinceª of Judea,ª to the houseª of the greatª God,ª which¹ is buildedª° with greatª stones,ª and timberª is laidª° in the walls,ª and thisª workª goethª° fast² on,¹ and prosperethª° in their hands.ª" {Ezr 5:8} + "And there was foundª° at Achmetha,ª in the palaceª that¹ [is] in the provinceª of the Medes,ª aª roll,ª and thereinª [was] a recordª thusª written:ª°" {Ezr 6:2} + "These¹ [are] the childrenª of the province,ª that went upª° out of the captivity,ª¹ of those that had been carried away,ª whom¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª of Babylonª had carried away,ª° and came againª° to Jerusalemª and to Judah,ª every oneª unto his city;ª ... So the priests,ª and the Levites,ª and the porters,ª and the singers,ª° and [some] of¹ the people,ª and the Nethinims,ª and all¹ Israel,ª dweltª° in their cities;ª and when the seventhª monthª came,ª° the childrenª of Israelª [were] in their cities.ª" {Neh 7:6-73} + "Now it came to pass¹ in the daysª of Ahasuerus,ª (this¹ [is] Ahasuerusª which reigned,ª° from Indiaª¹ even unto¹ Ethiopia,ª [over] an hundredª and sevenª and twentyª provinces:)ª" {Est 1:1} + "In the thirdª yearª of his reign,ª° he madeª° a feastª unto all¹ his princesª and his servants;ª the powerª of Persiaª and Media,ª the noblesª and princesª of the provinces,ª [being] beforeª him:" {Est 1:3} + "And the drinkingª [was] according to the law;ª none¹ did compel:ª° for¹ so¹ the kingª had appointedª° to¹ all¹ the officersª of his house,ª that they should doª° according to every man'sª pleasure.ª" {Est 1:8} + "To bringª°¹ Vashtiª the queenª beforeª the kingª with the crownª royal,ª to shewª° the peopleª and the princesª¹ her beauty:ª for¹ she¹ [was] fairª to look on.ª" {Est 1:11} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° at that¹ timeª in the thirdª month,ª that¹ [is], the monthª Sivan,ª on the threeª and twentiethª [day] thereof; and it was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Mordecaiª commandedª° unto¹ the Jews,ª and to¹ the lieutenants,ª and the deputiesª and rulersª of the provincesª which¹ [are] from Indiaª¹ unto¹ Ethiopia,ª an hundredª twentyª and sevenª provinces,ª unto every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and unto every peopleª after their language,ª and to¹ the Jewsª according to their writing,ª and according to their language.ª" {Est 8:9} + "Andª when the¹ governorª had readª° [the letter],² he¹ askedª° ofª whatª provinceª he was.ª° Andª when he understoodª° thatª [he was] ofª Cilicia;ª" {Act 23:34}
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